DC plane crash data show conflicting altitude readings from American Airlines jet and military helicopter - Readings have been compared from the black box recovered from American Eagle flight 5342 and

The Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines flight was alerted to the plane’s presence by air control twice.

The pilots of the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter late Wednesday night have been identified. Jonathan Campos, 34, was the captain of American Airlines Flight 5342 when an Army helicopter apparently flew into its path as it prepared for landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., CNN reported.